The World Chess Championship, the first of which was held in 1886, will take place over best-of-14 classic games. According to Chess.com, the ...

The 2021 World Chess Championship ended last week with Magnus Carlen of Norway, the world No. 1, defending his title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. It was Carlsen’s fifth ...

Saturday’s 11th game of the best-of-12 World Chess Championship in New York City was a quick, 34-move draw — the ninth draw of the match — and took just more than three hours.

The 2024 World Chess Championship is set to kick off this week, a showdown between 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju of India and reigning champion Ding Liren of China.

At the World Chess Championship, defending champion Ding Liren from China duels with Dommaraju Gukesh from India. For the first time, the men's title fight is an all-Asian affair.

The press conference in Dubai ahead of the World Chess Championship is running 30 minutes late. However, that hasn’t quelled the feverish anticipation of the crowd of journalists clambering for ...

Norway's grandmaster Magnus Carlsen competes during game 10 in the FIDE World Chess Championship Dubai 2021, at the Dubai Expo 2020 in the Gulf emirate, on Dec. 8, 2021. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP via ...

His first glimpse of top-level chess was in November 2013, when, aged 7, he accompanied his father Rajnikanth to watch the FIDE World Championship match between Anand and Magnus Carlsen.

T he FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated events in women’s chess history. This championship will see a fierce battle between the four ...

Did the World Chess Championship End When No One Was Looking? With two wins in his pocket, Magnus Carlsen knows only a huge stumble will keep from retaining the world title he has held since 2013.

The World Chess Championship, the first of which was held in 1886, will take place over best-of-14 classic games. According to Chess.com, the time control is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, ...